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Hi Joanne
I have arranged to look at the registers at the Kings Chapel on Wednesday morning. Maybe I will be able to find James and ellen's marriage in there.

thanks.thats a thought.

Hi.
Ellen´s name could have been anglicised from the Spanish Elena. If so it´s a possibility that she was actually born in La Linea, the border town which is Spanish. They probably married in Gibralter under his regimental rules & may have been married by the Army chaplain, who probably baptised all the children too. Sorry I don´t have access to these records, but someone else on here will probably be able to help.
Marion

still hopeing to get more info on ellen laws. as shes the only gibraltar link i can find,did she have siblings if so did they stay in gibraltar.

Hi Joanne
Glad you made some progress. Happy hunting.
Regards, Carole

hi carole,do you mean sarah and george in durham if so ,yes it was the right one.i was lucky enough to find a relative that had been doing the womack side[of florences husband,robert] for 25yrs and he gave me a detailed written account dateing back to the 1455,unbelievable.
but my mum seems fixated with wanting info on any gibraltar stuff.

Hi Jo Carole here. Came back to this after a day or two away. I see that Lulabelle found the Laws connection too. I note that you refer to your grandmother being darkish. In fact most Gibraltarians are not. They are a real mixture. I also see that somewhere along the line George ended in Tudhoe. Oddly enough I was researching Blackburn (my mother's maiden name) and I found that a number of ex Royal Artillary men ended up in Tudhoe!
I see that Florence is your grandmother is she the Womack wife that you mentioned before and did I find the correct marriage?
Carole

thanks for your help.jo

Oh by the way, your welcome

This is the 1881 census, the names,ages and places of birth of the younger 3 would match up with the 1891 census with Ellen Laws on.



In all the censuses I have seen with Ellen on she says born in Gibraltar each time.

Jas. Wright
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Colkirk

Civil parish: Fakenham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address: Holl Staith
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Bricklayer

Registration district: Walsingham
Sub-registration district: Fakenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jas. Wright 43
Ellen Wright 38
Geo. Wright 17
Jas. Wright 14
Annie Wright 8
Ellen Wright 6
Louisa Wright 4

Also this marriage is a good possibility.

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1890 (>99%)
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Laws Thomas Walsingham 4b 818
Wright Ellen Walsingham 4b 818

and 1901 census

Name: George Wright
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: British, Gibraltar

Civil parish: Tudhoe
Ecclesiastical parish: Tudhoe Grange St Andrew
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Durham
Sub-registration district: St Oswald
ED, institution, or vessel: 45
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 153
Household Members: Name Age
George Wright 35
Sarah Wright 34
Alfred J Wright 3
Ida Maud Wright 2

i didnt think that any of the kids were born in england,you mentioned that he spent 10yrs serving in gib and 4yrs in bermuda,

,florence is my grandmother.her daughter ann is my mother,malcom is my mums brother..although we know quite a bit of info on the english side my mother wanted to know if she had any real roots in gibraltar,i d wonder why florence my grandmother was so very dark , hair and skin.

I think I've also found James seniors army pension records. It says Born Colkirk, Fakenham, Norfolk.
Intended residence Fakenham, served 10 years Gibraltar and 4 years in Bermuda. Trade bricklayer.

Lou

Possible for Elizabeth

PARR, Hannah Head Widow F 53 1828 Grocer & Tea Dealer
Market Deeping
Lincolnshire VIEW
WRIGHT, Henry Lodger Single M 37 1844 Bricklayer
Falkenham
Norfolk VIEW
WRIGHT, Elizabeth Niece Of Lodger Single F 12 1869
Bermuda
West Indies VIEW
NEWTON, Joseph Lodger Widower M 63 1818 Cork Cutter
Westminster
Middlesex VIEW

1911

WRIGHT, George Head Married M 45 1866 Bricklayer Gibraltar VIEW
WRIGHT, Sarah Wife Married
19 years F 44 1867 Norfolk Rudham VIEW
WRIGHT, Ida Masud Daughter F 12 1899 School Durham Spennymoor VIEW
WRIGHT, Florence Daughter F 9 1902 Durham Spennymoor VIEW
WRIGHT, Alice Daughter F 6 1905 N Ormesby Middlesbro VIEW
WRIGHT, George Ernest Son M 2 1909 N Ormesby Middlesbro VIEW

This is the 1891

LAWS, Ellen Head Married F 40 1851 Laundress
Gibraltar VIEW
WRIGHT, Annie Daughter Single F 19 1872 Barmaid
Woolwich
Kent VIEW
WRIGHT, Ellen Daughter Single F 17 1874 Laundress
Sheffield
Yorkshire VIEW
WRIGHT, Mary L Daughter F 15 1876
Aldershot
Hampshire VIEW



and 1881

Name: Ellen Wright
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Jas.
Gender: Female
Where born: Gibraltar

Civil parish: Fakenham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address: Holl Staith
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Walsingham
Sub-registration district: Fakenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jas. Wright 43
Ellen Wright 38
Geo. Wright 17
Jas. Wright 14
Annie Wright 8
Ellen Wright 6
Louisa Wright 4

Found two children for Womack and Wright parents. They are Malcom W born Stockton 1930 and Anne P born 1938 Durham SE.

Did Florence Wright marry Robert Womack in Middlesborough in 1928? Ref 9d 1100?

Hi Joanne,
Found John at Royal Artill. Barracks in 1871in Greenwich with the family. He didn't stop in Gib either. He appears on 1901 census with wife Nellie and children. Birth shown as 1860.
Who does Florence belong to? I don't have full access to 1911 census so I won't trace her without more detail. An address perhaps.

thanks so much!!this looks like them.info ,.i wonder if john stayed in gibraltar.
i have no pc at present but will try to go on friends one later.thanks for your help.it makes such a difference.